Political commentary from the LA Times

Sarah Palin's speech draws an audience of 37 million

September 4, 2008 | 3:04
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More than 37 million people tuned in to watch Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican National Convention Wednesday night -- almost as many people as watched Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination last Thursday, Nielsen Media reported today.

Palin's highly anticipated appearance drew a surge of nearly 16 million more viewers than the previous night of the GOP gathering. As we reported yesterday, only around 21.5 million people watched the Republicans on Tuesday night.